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Town · Census 2011 · code 803913

Reethapuram population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population21,177people
Households5,210PCA households
Literacy rate92.11%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.44%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,17710,57510,602
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2701,1641,106
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,4158,7468,669
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.11%92.93%91.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople873442431
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers7,0825,8071,275
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.44%54.91%12.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,7475,025722
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,335782553
Non-workerspeople14,0954,7689,327

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28030; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,210 households and 21,177 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.72% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.93% for males and 91.29% for females.
  • Of 7,082 workers, 81.15% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7816
Agricultural labourers87152
Household industry workers74345
Other workers5,508822

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Reethapuram (TP)6290588221,177

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.